Joe Bruchac is a born-and-raised Greenfielder with Abenaki, Slovak and English heritage. He is a prolific author and storyteller. Talking with him for a shortwhile, as I did, feels like the lightest brush on surface of all that he knows about Abenaki and local history. My story about Bruchac is part of our Saratoga Seen […]
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Richard Migliore, right, talks with racing fans William Thomas and his 5-year-old son, Boston. Skip Dickstein/Times Union Check out Dennis’s story about Richard Migliore, a retired jockey who was forced to hang up his silks last year when he suffered the second broken neck of his more than 30-year career. Now 47, he rode 4,450 […]
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Mazzone Hospitality is everywhere. Days after winning the contract for all food services at the GlobalFoundries chip-fab plant, it announced that it will operate the Man o’ War restaurant at Fasig-Tipton on East Avenue in August. The restaurant group will offer an a la carte lunch menu, extended dining on sales nights and post-racing refreshments and entertainment on select dates. “The annual yearling […]
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Good afternoon and happy Friday. It’s the end of July this weekend, so don’t forget to have some fun. Here’s some suggestions: On Saturday, Saratoga Casino and Raceway will host country recording artist, Phil Vassar, following its Taste of Country BBQ Championship event. Eating starts at 11 a.m. Tickets are $15 in advance. Vassar is […]
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Check out what some talented Corinth Middle School students created at one gateway into their town as part of the Corinth Gateway Mural Project 2011. First, notice the view of 8 Mallory St., facing The Barn and Studio 8, from earlier this year. The teens primed up the wall with donated materials. They spruced it up with something very […]
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Is it possible that a mayor’s personality could make it more expensive to govern? According to Saratoga Springs Democratic mayoral challenger Brent Wilkes: Absolutely. The city spent nearly $400,000 on outside legal services during Mayor Scott Johnson’s first three years in office, and Wilkes claims the number is even higher — more than $500,000 over […]
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Total attendance at the New York City Ballet shows rose 6.2 percent above last year at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, SPAC officials announced Thursday. Some 36,800 patrons attended the two-week summer season from July 5 – 16, up from 34,509 in 2010 and 34,895 in 2009, when the season was shortened to two weeks from three, according to SPAC. The ballet attracted 45,034 people in 2007 and 42,354 in […]
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It’s hard enough enduring the summer heat and humidity in shorts and a T-shirt, but imagine spending four of the hottest hours of the day under the blazing sun, dressed in a fuzzy horse suit. That’s exactly what 17-year-old Samson Audino of Rotterdam will be doing at the Saratoga Race Course this summer. The Mohonasen […]
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